2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike
On 27 September 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.[1][2] The strike took place while Hezbollah leaders were meeting at a headquarters located underground residential buildings in Haret Hreik in the Dahieh suburb to the south of Beirut. The attacks were done by the Israeli Air Force using F-15I fighters.[3] The operation involved dropping more than 80 bombs, including US-made 2,000-pound (910 kg) bombs. These destroyed the underground headquarters as well as nearby buildings.[4][5]
On 28 September 2024, the IDF announced his death;[6][7] his body was found from the rubble two days after the strike.[8] The attack resulted in at least 33 fatalities and more than 195 injuries, including civilians.[9]
2024 Hezbollah Headquarters Strike Media
Nasrallah, pictured in 2019
An Iranian official paying respects to Nasrallah following his death
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References
- ↑ "Hezbollah Confirms Leader Nasrallah's Death". Barron's. AFP. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike". AP News. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Epstein, Jake. "Israel appeared to use US-made 2,000-pound bombs in the strike that killed Hezbollah's chief". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ↑ "Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command". Reuters. 27 September 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-continue-ceasefire-discussions-lebanon-netanyahu-says-2024-09-27/. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ↑ "Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut". AP News. 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ↑ IDF Spokesperson's Unit (28 September 2024). "Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari - September 28, 2024". IDF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Pasko, Simcha (28 September 2024). "IDF Confirms Death of Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah in Beirut Strike". The Media Line. https://themedialine.org/headlines/idf-confirms-death-of-hezbollah-chief-nasrallah-in-beirut-strike/. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Nasrallah's body recovered from rubble two days after assassination" (in en). Ynetnews. 29 September 2024. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1wspnlra. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Lau, Chris; Nicholls, Catherine; Tanno, Sophie; Vogt, Adrienne; Powell, Tori B.; Meyer, Matt; Iyer, Kaanita; Raine, Andrew (28 September 2024). "Israel Says It Targeted Hezbollah Leader in Strikes on Beirut: Live Updates". CNN. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
